Champion Iron (ASX:CIA) reported Thursday that it broke even in the fiscal third quarter, compared with earnings of CA$0.24 per share a year earlier, according to a filing with the Australian bourse.
Analysts polled by Visible Alpha were expecting EPS of CA$0.07.
Revenue fell year on year to CA$363.2 million from CA$506.9 million, the filing said.
Analysts' consensus as compiled by Visible Alpha was CA$361.6 million.
During the reported quarter, the mining firm produced 3.6 million wet metric tonnes of iron ore concentrates, a 14% rise from the fiscal Q2 and a 10% fall year on year.
Company shares fell nearly 3% in recent Thursday trade.